With the April 15 signing of the final FY11 spending package, Congress completed work on FY11 appropriations. The final FY11 budget package protected funding ($155 million) for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and restored a portion of the funding ($25.5 million) for the Arts in Education program at the Department of Education. Your advocacy efforts and the support of Congressional leadership were instrumental in securing funding for these critical programs!